Kat Pyne

Documentary and sci comm storyteller. Occasional traveller and frequent beach bum. Lover of ice cream sandwiches.

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

So stoked to finally be able to share this educational package i filmed with @OceanSchoolNow back in the spring of 2023 about how climate change is reshaping life in Nunatsiavut! Ocean School is a great tool for teachers, so teacher friends check it out!
https://t.co/M08joF5URG

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

So proud to be nominated alongside @judeisabella for a story that took us all the way to the northernmost reaches of Norway following invasive pink salmon— our last @hakaimagazine assignment together 🫶

[Serena Renner @serena_renner]

Congrats to @judeisabella and @KatPyne on TWO nominations for their Hakai Magazine feature "Where the Rivers Run Pink," and to other colleagues including @jbernstien and Molly Segal for their nominations.

I'm also honoured to be a finalist for this piece https://t.co/b2hC1eu6F2

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

Ep 1 of @HakaiInstitute's new series, The Nature Files, is live! Join us as we solve mysteries of the natural world using environmental DNA, revealing traces of plants and animals that are hiding in the shadows. Prepare to be briefed! 🧐🕵️‍♂️🧬 https://t.co/p1NtOL5Z9o

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

So pleased to release the trailer for our upcoming series The Nature Files— solving mysteries of the natural world using eDNA! Teachers, check it out!! 🧐🕵️‍♂️🧬 @HakaiInstitute https://t.co/z4KZlB3e9N

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

What happens when marine species jump ship (sometimes literally) to a new environment? Check out our latest Long Story Shorts episode to find out! https://t.co/c0wOpLpszW

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

Deep-sea mining has been all over the news this year, but what even is it and what about it should we be worried about? Check out our latest Long Story Short episode to find out! https://t.co/6kghPaEYvL @hakaimagazine @HakaiInstitute

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

Looking for a great read? Check out this feature by our own @judeisabella on the feral cows of Alaska's Chrikof Island! Beautifully written and with stunning visuals by @ShannaDBaker ! 🐄🐄🐄https://t.co/qqBv9qHMAY

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

Check out our latest video on... well... 💩!

[Hakai Magazine @hakaimagazine]

In our latest video a small group of English cold water swimmers takes on industry and their government over the misuse of a loophole allowing the discharge of raw sewage into coastal waters. 🧊🏊‍♀️

By @AlettaHarrison

https://t.co/pFjuKCj7h2

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

Woohoo we won!! 🎉🍾 Huge congrats to Louisa and Jemma and everyone involved in the making of this doc!!!

[Digital Publishing Awards 🇨🇦 @DPAwards]

Congratulations Louisa Gilbert and Jemma Titheridge— "A Bear’s Necessities" from @hakaimagazine has won gold for Best Online Video: Mini-Doc! #DPA23

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

Check out the latest Long Story Shorts episode feat the famed Elliot Creek hazard cascade (a landslide, turned tsunami, turned flood, turned underwater avalanche!!) https://t.co/89Sc91NOyP That and more great content for teachers on our youtube channel!

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

Woohooo we're nominated! What a pleasure to work with Jemma and Louisa of Wild Bus Films on this awesome doc! Go team! 🎉

[Hakai Magazine @hakaimagazine]

“A Bear’s Necessities” is up for Best Online Video, Mini Doc at @MagAwards! On Vancouver Island, black bears can be picky buyers when it comes to shopping for den sites— their preferences clash with logging practices. #HakaiAwardSeason

https://t.co/3XFkJbWTPo

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

SO well deserved!! I'm beyond grateful to have the privilege of working with the fabulous @judeisabella ! 🙌

[Digital Publishing Awards 🇨🇦 @DPAwards]

🏆 The 2023 Digital Publishing Leadership Award goes to... @JudeIsabella, Editor-in-Chief of @hakaimagazine! A beacon of dedication, innovation, and leadership in journalism. Congratulations, Jude! 🎉 #DigitalPublishing #LeadershipAward

https://t.co/JFWxE6VOA3

[HS @helenscales]

🪸🦑🦀 A Love Letter to the Ocean 🦀🦑🪸

A short film narrated by Sarika Cullis-Suzuki

Words by me in collaboration with @HakaiInstitute @OceanSchoolNow

https://t.co/KLJgldQ73r

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

The latest Long Story Shorts episode is on Symbiosis! 🦈🦀🪸

[Hakai Institute @HakaiInstitute]

Symbiosis can be great for both involved…but sometimes it can take a dark turn

https://t.co/Uok9ZI0G92

[Hakai Institute @HakaiInstitute]

Season 2! Season 2! Season 2!

Coastal ecology is full of amazing stories, but a lot of these stories can be … well … kinda long. Until now.

To help you keep on top of it all, we’re back next week with all new episodes—in season 2 of Long Story Shorts.

[Hakai Magazine @hakaimagazine]

We’re super excited to announce that “Declared Extinct, the Yaghan Rise in the Land of Fire”, is the recipient of the Gene S. Stuart Award from @SAAorg!
A huge congratulations to writer and founding editor @judeisabella and photographer @KatPyne. 🏆️

https://t.co/ZGHtwff0gs

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

Huge congrats to the fabulous @judeisabella for winning the Gene S. Stuart Award from the Society for American Archeology for a story that took us to the end of the world — el fin del mundo! ICYMI https://t.co/N5l9E3kMGF

[Jeremy Venditti @VendittiLab]

Want to learn about the connections between #geomorphology and #salmon? Check out the latest episode of Bare Earth: https://t.co/HNw4nSGS9u
@LandslideSalmon @HakaiInstitute @HakaiGeospatial @SFU @SFUENV @FraserBasin @Fraser_Salmon @NSERC_CRSNG @UNBC @Uvic 1/2

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

As a wrap to our Bare Earth series I pose some viewer questions to our team in this behind the scenes video! Watch to the end to see pilot Robyn's very surprising talent 🖖 https://t.co/wgn6rGSQsh

[Kat Pyne @KatPyne]

It was 4 years ago that the Big Bar landslide reminded everyone what one landslide could do to the Fraser salmon migration... the research that has followed is one of the most impressive and integrated collaborations i've seen. See for yourself! https://t.co/XMxZslgT1l